Back in the day, Evan Chu and the Medicine Sovereign were tight—practically brothers. Elena Rainveil, Mistress of Rainbow Court, hadn’t made it official with Evan, but they stuck together like glue. In the God Realm, everyone knew what was up, so nobody batted an eye. If you asked, they'd just shrug and say, "That's how legends roll!"
One time, Evan Chu hit up Medicine-God Valley for some ultra-rare god-herbs from the Medicine Sovereign. Of course Elena tagged along. Three rounds in, the Medicine Sovereign suddenly slammed his cup down and blurted, "Evan, bro, this time your old buddy brewed up a poison so nuts, even big shots like us would be nine-tenths dead if we got hit! You believe that?"
Evan’s jaw dropped, and Elena was even more stunned. "Old Medicine, what the hell did you cook up that's so insane? Is there even an antidote, or are we all doomed?"
"Of course there’s an antidote—but good luck finding it! Primordial Dragon Blood, Divine Phoenix Blood, Divine Roc Blood. Miss one drop and forget it—even late-stage God-Venerables bite the dust!" Medicine Sovereign flashed a wild grin.
"Primordial Dragon Blood? That’s a piece of cake for me," Evan Chu shot back, chest out. "Me and the Primordial Dragon go way back. He’d toss me a scale, let alone a little blood. Phoenix Clan? We’re tight too, so that’s sorted. But Divine Roc Blood? Ha! That’s a whole other nightmare."
Divine Roc Blood? Don’t even start. The Divine Roc Clan’s basically vanished from the God Realm. In my memory, Divine Rocs are just legends—supposedly, they could rip the sky apart, but I’ve never laid eyes on one. Not once!" Evan Chu snorted.
"Old Medicine, come on—what kind of poison did you make? It’s so bonkers, even the antidote sounds like a miracle. Are you for real, or just messing with us?" Elena Rainveil couldn’t help but laugh.
"Elena, you don’t get it. I spent tens of thousands of years perfecting this stuff! The recipe’s done, but I’m still missing a few crazy ingredients. If the poison’s this savage, you know the materials gotta be just as wild. I named it God-Chasing Powder—because it’ll chase down gods and snatch their lives!" Medicine Sovereign puffed up with pride.
Right then, this total knockout of a girl came over carrying Medicine-God Valley’s signature fruit. Who else but Tia Thorn—the infamous Poison Maiden, wife of the Skysoar Sect Master, and Medicine Sovereign’s number-one disciple? She caught every word about this world-ending poison, her eyes sharp as blades.
Medicine Sovereign doted on Tia Thorn like crazy—she was smart, sharp, and her poison talent was off the charts. No wonder he kept her so close.
"Master, what’s got you all so fired up? Mind letting Tia in on the fun?" Tia Thorn chimed in sweetly, but her gaze was locked right on Evan Chu, burning with something more than curiosity.
Back then, Evan Chu was the God Realm’s number-one heartthrob—young, powerful, and so dazzling it made people jealous. Girls went wild for him, and Tia Thorn was no exception. But with Elena Rainveil always by his side, she buried her feelings deep, never letting a hint slip.
Girls and their stubborn hearts—no guy can ever really get it. Tia Thorn already saw Elena Rainveil as her enemy, but she played it so cool, nobody ever caught on. Talk about deep city scheming.
Medicine Sovereign grinned at his star disciple. "Your master finally cracked the recipe for this heaven-defying poison. You’re getting scary good with toxins yourself—take a look and tell me, just how deadly is this stuff?"
Medicine Sovereign whipped out a green jade slip. Tia Thorn grabbed it, scanned it with her spiritual sense, then handed it back after a few breaths. "Master, this poison is straight-up monstrous, but the ingredients? Way too rare. Only you could ever pull this off—me? I’ll never have the talent, not in this lifetime."
Tia Thorn was just playing along—she’d already memorized the whole recipe on sight. With her freakish memory, she swore in her heart: one day, she’d brew this poison herself, no matter what it took.
Years later, Medicine Sovereign tried to brew the poison himself and failed—ended up poisoning his own body. No Divine Roc Blood, no hope. He hung on for thousands of years, barely alive, before finally dropping dead. The recipe? Buried deep, a forbidden secret nobody dared touch.
This time, Tia Thorn’s all in—she’s risking everything to take down Elena Rainveil. Back then, marrying the Skysoar Sect Master was just fate’s cruel joke. Evan Chu’s death in the War of the Gods shattered her—her heart died with him. Decades passed, but that shadow never left.
After she met the Skysoar Sect Master, Tia Thorn’s whole world flipped. She’d always been a schemer, but never evil. But once she followed him, she unleashed her poison skills—God Realm experts dropped like flies, and her name, Poison Maiden, became a legend of terror.
When Elena Rainveil saw the message from that Skysoar Sect guy—May Mei’s brother—she knew Poison Maiden was really going for it. Who’d have thought one glance years ago was all Tia Thorn needed to memorize the entire formula? This girl’s no joke.
At first, Elena Rainveil was totally at a loss. This poison was basically unbeatable—even Medicine Sovereign couldn’t get Divine Roc Blood, so what hope did she have? And the clock was ticking—every second counted.
But after hearing Evan Chu’s words in the mine, Elena finally saw a glimmer of hope. Evan said that back in the Immortal Realm, Goldwing had already evolved into a Golden-Winged Roc, and once he reached the God Realm, he’d be a true Divine Roc. The hardest blood to find? Suddenly not so impossible.
These days, the Divine Phoenix Clan is long gone. After the War of the Gods, not a single Divine Phoenix showed up in the God Realm. But Evan Chu said Roxanne Lin has the Divine Phoenix Bloodline—so that’s another impossible problem solved. Fate? Destiny? At this point, it’s like the heavens themselves are guiding her.
All these memories crashed down on Elena Rainveil, leaving her sleepless and restless night after night. She had clues, but couldn’t find the people she needed—her heart burned with anxiety. That’s why she finally made up her mind to leave Rainbow Court and hunt down the Divine Roc herself. No more waiting!
Right now, Elena Rainveil had reached the spot where Old Goldwing and Shadow last popped up. She’d run the numbers, checked every hideout in tens of thousands of miles, and still came up empty. If they weren’t hiding in plain sight among the crowds, then where?
And don’t forget, the ones searching were God-Venerable elders from Rainbow Court, with spiritual senses so sharp they could spot someone thirty meters underground. Still, zero clues. So Elena was dead sure Old Goldwing and Shadow must be laying low in some remote little town, blending in with mortals.
With their strength so limited, Old Goldwing and Shadow didn’t dare go chasing after Evan Chu. Honestly, if Elena Rainveil wanted to find them, all she’d need is Evan Chu to show up in person. If he were here, those two would sense him in a heartbeat—none of this hassle, none of this mess!